# PhishDestroy threat dossier — earn.bittensor-tao.us
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Fetched:   2026-04-21 18:52:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/earn.bittensor-tao.us/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Tensor

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: G-Data, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      216.198.79.65 (US, Walnut)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc
Nameservers:     ["ns2.vercel-dns.com", "ns1.vercel-dns.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Bittensor | Earn
HTTP response:   451

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-06-07
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e819ea078545cb093a4be0ec5c8195a86c6975b27814fb0acaacbb6fcf97e758
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - bittensor-tao.us

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:00 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 22:43:39 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 06:04:35 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019800fd-3fb1-768e-ba1d-0819d9d6d680/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/earn.bittensor-tao.us
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.earn.bittensor-tao.us
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=earn.bittensor-tao.us
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/earn.bittensor-tao.us
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/earn.bittensor-tao.us/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:15:22 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified the domain earn.bittensor-tao.us as associated with a generic phishing campaign. Classified with a low risk level, this site was created on February 21, 2026, and presented signs of phishing activity that warranted monitoring. The page title observed was "Deployment Unavailable," indicating limited or no user interaction at the time of analysis.

Technical indicators for earn.bittensor-tao.us include resolution to IP address 216.198.79.65 and appearance on two separate security blocklists. VirusTotal flagged the domain with 2 detections out of 95 scanners, suggesting some but limited consensus on its malicious potential. These factors, combined with the domain’s infrastructure, aligned with typical phishing tactics, such as impersonation or credential harvesting attempts.

Currently, earn.bittensor-tao.us is offline and no longer resolving, effectively neutralizing its immediate threat. PhishDestroy recommends users remain vigilant by avoiding engagement with newly registered domains that exhibit similar low-level phishing indicators. Continuous monitoring and timely domain takedowns remain essential in mitigating evolving phishing threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      e819ea078545cb093a4be0ec5c8195a86c6975b27814fb0acaacbb6fcf97e758

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates:
  - VirusTotal positive ratio
  - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus,
    CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB)
  - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor)
  - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.)
  - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing
  - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts
  - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording)
  - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures)
  - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...)
  - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal)
  - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record)
  - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team)

A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does
NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their
first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite
score and the individual indicators above, not just VT.

## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/earn.bittensor-tao.us/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=earn.bittensor-tao.us
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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